What type of fruit is a coconut?

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(A) coconut is classified as a $Drupe$ fruit. $A$ $Drupe$ develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded. In a $Drupe$,the pericarp i

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(A) coconut is classified as a $Drupe$ fruit. $A$ $Drupe$ develops from a monocarpellary superior ovary and is one-seeded. In a $Drupe$,the pericarp is well-differentiated into an outer thin $Epicarp$,a middle fleshy or fibrous $Mesocarp$,and an inner stony hard $Endocarp$.

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